A Wynn-ing Trifecta

In Hindu mythology, multi-armed Goddesses with their multifarious powers of creation and destruction are not uncommon deities to behold. If you’ve ever wondered how that intangible superwoman would bestow tangible gifts in a palpable, mortal manner, wonder no more. Here it is, the deification of pampering. With six hands combined to provide the ‘yi-liu-ba’ (‘168’) experience at the Spa in Encore (at Wynn Macau), the mind certainly wanders among heaven and earth, while lying face down on a cushioned bed as three pairs of arms work their slick magic on every limb and other exposed and exfoliated skin.  

A bit disconcerting at first, walking into a room with three uniformed ladies with uninterrupted smiles, as you cling on to a terry cloth robe masking your modesty and shame in equal measure, the treatment that follows is however slightly divine. One leaves refreshed, bathed and overconfident by the supple softness of one’s own original sin. Um, skin.  

The auspicious numbers of the ‘yi-liu-ba’ (the lucky numbers 1,6,8) combine six hands into one remarkable experience as 168 minutes of bliss is promised and delivered. As the brochure states, it is “the first treatment in Macau offering personal attention from three therapists”. 

Starting with a full-body Himalayan salt scrub (feel the dirt and grime collected from the past year erode away) and aromatherapy steam experience (heady, but pleasant), the rigorous treatment incorporating Ila Body Scrub is followed by a thoroughly relaxing four hand massage. The remarkably in sync massage is choreographed perfection, as the dual massage therapists work in unified harmony. There’s another pair providing a revitalizing facial (using organic skincare range, Eminence) so at any time there’s a triple multi-sensory experience on a nimble body.

The final touch is a hydrating paraffin hand treatment (your palm shoved into a ziplock bag with mildly scalding wax – one assumes, as at this point your eyes are covered with a scented scarf of some sort ). Finally, a soothing reflexology foot massage (where if you’re ticklish, is not without its unexpected, risible pleasures), completing the ultimate in pampering.

Recipient of the prestigious Forbes Five-Star award, The Spa at Encore offers a range of exquisite treatments but for deliciously decadent (with time and money to spare), we highly recommend the signature ‘yi-liu-ba’ in their exquisite private spa suite. Sinful and divine, it’s the sort of sweet’n’sour seeming contradiction that one can only find in beauty and the East.

The 168 (Yi Liu Ba) treatment costs 3,600 patacas (Equivalent in HK$)

Spa at Encore,

Wynn Macau, Rua Cidade de Sintra, NAPE, Macau.